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Stream

A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a brook, beck, burn, creek, gill, syke, bayou or rivulet.

Streams are important as conduits in the water cycle, instruments in groundwater recharge, and corridors for fish and wildlife migration.



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Types of Landforms

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